Do you want to make a difference in the life of a student? Our school is seeking caring, consistent, adults to join our paraeducator team. Paraeducators work closely with teachers to provide extra support to students.

The Social Emotional Learning (SEL) para works closely with the school counselor to support students who have social-emotional and/or behavioral needs during instructional and non-instructional activities.

Perks of Working for Maize

School schedule – paras work when students are in session along with a couple of additional days
Holidays off – enjoy a week at Thanksgiving, two weeks around Christmas, and Spring Break
Paid Leave –12 sick days and 4 personal days a year
Benefits – working more than 25 hours per week makes you eligible for subsidized health benefits along with a variety of other benefits
Retirement - employees working more than 630 hours a year participate in the KPERS retirement plan

Successful Candidates

Pass a background check
Have a current TB test
Possess a high school diploma or equivalent
Complete 48 college credits OR have an associate’s degree OR Pass a State approved assessment
Are strong team players
Possess basic computer and math skills
Must enjoy a fast pace environment
Can spend 80% of their day standing and 20% walking – Time is spent lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and using finger dexterity
Maintain regular and acceptable attendance/punctuality

Major Responsibilities and Duties:

Re-teaches and helps students review social-emotional lessons and/or instruction from other academic areas as needed.
Utilizes positive behavior supports in order to assist in the prevention of and response to acute student behaviors.
Utilizes appropriate strategies to assist in de-escalating student behaviors as needed.
Utilizes Emergency Safety Interventions techniques if there is an immediate danger of physical harm to a student or adult.
Provide support to students who require specially designed programming in order to engage in academic tasks and comply with general conduct requirements in a general education setting.
Provides one-on-one and/or small group support to students the majority of the school day.
Models desired behaviors (e.g. conversation, manners, cleaning activities, listening, everyday interactions, etc.) for students in multiple settings.
Assist with adapting classroom activities, assignments, and materials to support and reinforce classroom objectives while working under the direction of the licensed staff member.
Utilizes effective communication skills with a variety of individuals (e.g. supervising instructional staff, professional support personnel, etc.) supporting the implementation of IEP objectives and evaluation of student progress.
Attends assigned meetings to acquire and convey information relative to job functions.
Complete documents regarding student(s) daily activities for the purpose of completing daily logs and student's hourly activities.
Implements behavioral plans designed by the IEP team for students with behavior disorders or other special conditions to reinforce learning concepts.
Remains with students at all times ensuring the safety of students, removes students when necessary, and de-escalating situations outside the classroom.
Reports incidents for the purpose of maintaining personal safety of students, providing a positive learning environment, and adhering to State Law and school policies as a mandated reporter.
Work cooperatively with all staff on various tasks and/or assignments.
Performs other related duties as assigned to ensure the efficient and effective functioning of the work unit.

Paraeducator - Social Emotional Learning (VES)